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One Foot in the Grave (UK)
TV Series (1990 - 2000)
When Victor Meldrew is forced into early retirement from his job as a security guard, he suddenly has plenty of time on his hands to rage against the petty annoyances of life. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with his neighbours.
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Jan. 04, 1990
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Network
Genre
- comedy
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Although "I don't believe it" is the catchphrase of the show, the first time Victor said it was in the last few minutes of "The Return of the Speckled Band" - the final episode of the first series.
- The 1995 Christmas Special was initially intended as the series' finale, and would have seen Victor being killed while saving Margaret from being attacked by a madman. The 1997 special was…
[show]The 1995 Christmas Special was initially intended as the series' finale, and would have seen Victor being killed while saving Margaret from being attacked by a madman. The 1997 special was then intended to end the series with Margaret dying from a heart attack bought on from the strain of Victor's misadventures, but on both occasion the production crew got cold feet. It wasn't until the final series in 2000 that the team, in David Renwick's words, "plucked up the courage to kill Victor."
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